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ESTABLISHED 1837.
HILLSBORO, HIGHLAND CO., O., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEK 13, 1886.
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GERMANY.
Our Correspondent Getting
Accustomed to Ger
man Diet.
The Hardships of tho Female
Laborers and Her Con
1 ' fltant Contentment.
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CeMet-Glbralter of the Sklio"-
Neawiei, the Home of the "Qui'
' ken of Gemany Eeita-.,
a igem aid the-. Celebrated
ppolllBarloR Water.
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, . BwN, AugUrt 13tb,1880.
Editor Nkws-Herald : We see Cob
lentz together, although tho pleasure
that wo would otherwise enjoy is marred
by the separation that la so soon to be.
, Our Munich friends will take the even
ing boat for Mayence, and there take
the train for their home (Munich), one
with n sprained ankle from which he
may never entirely recover.
Coblentz, the capital of the Rhenish
province of Prussia, is a strongly forti
fied city of over 30,000 inhabitants, situ
ated like Bingen at the meeting of two
rivers, the Rhine aqd the Moselle. It
has a garrison of 5,000, not including
Ehrenbreitstein on tho opposite side of
the river. Few towns on the Rhine can
vie with Coblentz in beauty of situation,
standing as it does at the confluence of
two of the most picturesque rivers in
Europe and commanding charming
views in every direction. The side of
the town towards the Rhine consists of
a ,row of large buildings the palace,
the venerable church of St. Castor,
government offices, hotels and dwelling
houses. Tho palace, a large.building of
no architectural merit, with a lofty
Ionic portico, was erected just a century
ago, and fitted up as a palaco in 1845.
The north wing contains the palace
chapel in the Renaissance style, used as
the Protestant Church of the garrison.
Over the altar is a largo copy of Leon
ardo da Vinci's "Last Supper." Ad-
' joining it is the English chapel which
was liberally dedicated to the use of the
English residents, by the Princess of
Prussia, now the Empress of Germany.
The upper apartments, to which a broad
staircase ascends, are occupied in the
summer by the Empress. The church
of St. Castor, founded in 838, in its
present form dates from the 12th cen
tury. It is a Romanesque basilica with
four towers, terminating in a semi-circular
apse, adorned with a gallery of small
. columns, and presents a quaint appear
ance. . The interior is roofed with rich
Gothic groined vaulting, and the choir
decorated with gildings and paintings.
The transept contains sixteen early Ger
man oil-paintings executed about the
end of the 15th century.
To the west of the church stands the
"Castor-Brunnen," erected by the last
French Prefect in commemoration of
the French campaign against Russia,
with the inscription : 'An 1812 M'emo
rable par la Campagne Contre let Busses,
Sons le preecturat de Julei Doazan." The
Russian general, St.' Priest, who entered
the town January ,1st, 1814, with exqui-
. site irony added the words : " Vxi et ap
prouve par nam Commandant Russe dela
' vUU'tk Cobknce Lei Jan. 1814." There
are numerous prom6nades, and follow
ing one of the walks we come to the
monument of General Marceau, "a
soldier at 10, a genera) at 22 years of
age."- Byron refers to him as follows :
"By Coblentz,' on a gentle rite of ground,
There is a small ana simple pyramid,
Crowning the summit of a verdant mound 1
Beneath Us bate are hero's aihee hid,
Oar enemy bat let not that forbid
Honor to Marceau !"
On thee opposite side of the river,
reached" by a pontoon bridge, are the
two fortified mountains Ehrenbreitstein
, and Aslerstein. The former, called the
, "Gibraltar of the' Rhine," is situated on
a rocky summit '387 feet above the
1 Rhine, and is inaccessible on three sides.,
The fortifications were long considered
a marvel of military engineering. The
French paid fifteen, , million francs to
Prussia for the restoration of the works
by the second peace of Paris; but
twenty-four million marks(about $6,000,
000) has been expended on them. From
here the view of the Stolienfels and An
dernach, and the valley, villages river
and islands between, and the many
mountain peaks rivals with its abrupt
and distinct outlines, the softer but
none the leas impressive view from the
Niederwald:
We now recross the bridge, and after
planning to meet i soon again, bid adieu
to our friends, and again are both trav
elers and sight-seers. We are In a hap
py frame of mind, whether because we
received no accident that' sent us off to
some dull town in the interior for the
summer, or because we were among the
tourists instead of the invalids at Etas,
or because we had such a palatable din
ner, and interesting tour through Cob-
, lenta afterwards ; one alone or all com-
( bined we know not ; but we are willing
to give the dinner its full share of honor
now that our taste is educated. We
have seen the time when we attributed
all accidents, aches and pains, and eves
the failure' of the NzwsHbbald to arrive
on time, to that mysteriously-odd com
bination called taNe d'hote. No differ-
- eaee how (--miliar the name kytranalat-
'iaf itlnto German has a strange effect
kth'edieh', And tbe quantity course,
altar oeyaM ;-ach one might be labeled'
4e4'ts4 H there ia notf mixta, if
an article happens to be served alone,
there is always a German on either side
or in front of you, who, anticipating the
labor of the stomach, compounds a mix
ture that would madden n druggist. If
he did not brush his hair before he sat
down, he will pick his teeth between
courses and, with it all tho render will
riot bo surprised that an American must
actually educato his taste. Tho dinner
by its quantity, is apology in part for
the breakfast, which should have been
mentioned first, but it is scarcely worth
mentioning at all. Butter, bread and
coffee, no more, no less. At first we
were tempted Into ordering that, deli
cious American dish beefsteak ; when
wo saw the bill wo laid claim to the
hotel, and believe to this day that in
deed and right the institution is ours.
We often hear that it is the little things
that trouble us most in life, and I am
sure the little breakfast played well its
role, until, as I said before, we became
accustomed ajsjiris always a Id carli
and seems morollke an American meal,
perhaps because our appetite had not
been appeased and was gaining the
mastery. At least now, one, to see us at
the SUDDer table, would think wn' u'prn
aping tho fashionable, fasting all day
ana giving the stomach its severest task
when we should be giving it, like the
brain and muscles, absolute rest. In
deed we would not willingly have it
otherwise ; for what, with compensating
for the breakfast bv a lunch, nnrf thn
wholesome relish fresh air and exercise
gives us for tho midday and evening
meals, we easily and gladly forget our
early struggle in the later victory.
The habits mentioned, but which I
will not name attain, are in nnrt atoned
for by tho Germans in their studious
politeness. This civility, which I have
had occasion in a former letter to re
mark, is universal. Between equals
(males) it is always a hand-shaking and
a lifting of the hat ; and I have numbers
of times seen men kiss ench other and
their grown up sons at parting. Chil
dren never leave tho presence of their
parents or any one else, or meet an ac
quaintance on the street without an ap
propriate salutation. School children,
not of many years, shako hands when
they separato on the street. Tho same
courtesy of course, is accorded to the
women who by birth or marriage are
freed from labor. Thoso who labor,
however light it may be, seemingly re
ceive polite attentions. It is' a well
known fact that the women of Germany
as a class, are laborers ia all the word
implies. In villages, in cities, or in the
country, they bear the heavier burdens.
How o.ten have we seen them with
great baskets on their heads, or fastened
by shoulder-straps to their backs, filled
with everything they buy or sell, raise,
eat or wear; at another time driving a
cow and wagon loaded with farm pro
ducts; at another dragging a small
wagon filled with milk-cans from hntmn
to house, with a hungry looking dog as
an assistant, or sweeping the streets
with brooms made of birch twit, nr
scrubbing steps, washing windows,
wasning and spreading their clothes on
the river bank, never or seldom sino-ino-.
but always cheerful. In the conntrv w
have seen them with bent backs hoeing
potatoes, tobacco, (of which there is a
little raised), cabbage, beets, onihnn.
etc., etc., and in the evening carrying or
dragging on a cart a load of grass cut
from the roadside or river-bank.' We
have Seen them after dioaino nnfnfnoa
the hardest of all a farmer's duties-
labor that not only exhausts but cripples
him so that when his dav'n' wnrlr ia
ended, he can scarcely raise his eyes
irom tue dirt he has been digging in
carry them home in" anantitfoa that.
actual experience tells us, are heavy, for
a man, and common sense, too heavy
for any woman. We have seen and
heard them digging in the rocks on the
hill-sides, where it seemed no living
tmng could last a day, and each blow of
their heavy hoe sounded like a nail
driven in their coffin. Yet they seem to
be happy, and, they are happiness can
not be counterfeited. Wo will halinvn
that their good nature is the reflection
01 the beautiful scenery of the moun
tains and bountiful harvests of tho
valleys.
-The largest vallev we have seen wn
now" enter, the river left to the right.lis
hidden from view. We are in the cen.
ter of a valley encircled with mountains
nve or six miles distant on every side,
which does not differ from the Rhine
plain near Heidelberg. If we could
oiot out the mountains, mako fields of
many acres of the small patches) and
scatter farm houses at intervals, the
scene would very well represent a'fertlle
section 01 tne Htate 01 Illinois. We
again come to the river at Weimnnl
thurm, where on a hill above the village
Biuuua mi uueiut 10 ute r rencn uenerai.
Hoche, who crossed the Rhine' hero in
1707. On the ODDOsite side of the river
ris Neuwied, a city of over ten thousand
innaDiiants, consisting 01 l'rotestans,
Roman Catholics, Baptists, Jews, and
Moravian Brothers. The latter are also
called Herrnhuter, from Herrnhut In
Saxony, where they had established
themselves after their expulsion from
Moravta. They were originally follow
ers of John Haas, anil after hie death
their number enormonslv increaaAd.
They now form a, kind of religious re-
iuuuu, uavtag weir own laws ootn for
nnhlln nnd nrivata Ufa wlilnh a U.
ministered by their elders.' The appel-
union 01 vub "4uaKeraoi uermaay" has
been given them on account of the
gravity and austerity of their mannera
and habits. Tho unmarried brethren
live in a separate building and carry on
different trades, the profits of which are
devoted to tho community. Visitors
are readily admitted and are first con
ducted to the magazine, where they are
expected to make some purchase. The
establishment for the sisters is similarly
conducted. They are recognized by
their peculiar white head-dresses fas
tened with ribbons of different colors,
according to their age and condition
girls, dark red; young unmarried
women, pink; married women, blue;
widows, white. The streets are wide
and tho promenades and parks numer
ous, and both aro inviting in their ex
treme cleanness.
The schools of Neuwied have a high
reputation, and are attended by pupils
from England as well as all parts of Ger
many. In these respects it differs groat
ly from tho next town, Andernach ; but
of the'two, the latter is more interesting
with its narrow streets and the old walls
extending picturesquely along the bank
of tho river, above which rise conspicu
ously the old bastion, tho Rhelnthox,
tho crane and the lofty tower at the
lower end of the village, whilo the hand
some Parish Church with its four towers
is visible in the background. Andernach
was the Roman Antunnacum, or Anto
naco, one of the fifty forts of Drusus.
Subsequently to tho Gth century it is
frequently mentioned as a royal Fran
conian residence. In the Middle Ages
it was ari imperial town, but was taken
by the Electorate of Cologne in 1490. In
1088 it was burned by the French. We
now pass through Namedy, Fornich,
Rheineck and Nieder-Brisig, while on
the other side arc a series of mountains
with a village at the foot of each, which,
to briefly mention the points of interest
in each, would alone occupy a long let
ter. From Nieder-Brisig through Slnzig
to Rcmagen we again leave the Rhine.
Tho change in our immediate surround
ings is one that is restful to the eye ;
but wo can still see on either side in the
distance the mountain ranges and tower
ing peaks. Crossing the Ahr River we
arrive attRemagen. This town, of less
than 4,000 people, is hardly known by
name, but the name of the water bottled
here and shipped everywhere is familiar
to the eyes and ears of the world. Who
has not heard of, read about and drank
the Appollinaris mineral water ? There
are three springs, but the one (Apollin
aris brunnen) owned by an English
company has been instrumental in
spreading the reputation of this natural
mineral water, naturally charged with
carbonic acid gas. About 50,000 bottles
are filled daily, and 750,000 are shipped
to America every month. The Roman
Catholic and protestant churches are at
either end of the town ; the office of the
"Apollinaris Company, Limited," is near
the center, on the bank of the Rhine.
Near tho latter church a road leads to
the left and to the top of Victoriaburg,
which commands a charming and varied
prospect. Below the. town a broad road
ascends on the left of the Apollinaris
berg, which is crowned by tho Apollin
aris Church. It is an elegant four-towered
structure of Gothic style, and was
erected in 1839 by Zwirner, the late em
inent architect of the cathedral at Co
logne. The interior is'adorned with, ten
large frescoes in the best style of modern
German religious painting. Opposite
Remagen lies Erpel, above which rise.
the basaltic cliff Erpeler Lei, 500 feet
above the Rhine. Between Remagen
and the next village, which also lies on
the opposite bank, the river describes a
wide cure ; this we follow by the splen
did road that skirts its edge, and soon
arrive at Oberwinter, from which.point
a scene of incomparable beauty is pre
sented to us. First the river, a wide or
narrow ribbon of blue and silver, ac
cording to whether,' we are near or far
from and above it on a mountain top,
then the two islands, Nonnenwerth and
Grafenwerth, lined with 'trees wlth'the
tower of a castle just visible, then the
other bank, dotted with villages, and
lastly, the seven mountains, and their
thirty towering petks. On either side
on the highest points are the two castles
Rolandseck and Drachenfels. In the
next half hoar we ride down to Mehlen,
cross to Konigswinter and make the
ascent to the' Drachenfels by the mount
ain railway, constructed on the same
system as that at the Niederwald, or the
Rigi in Switzerland. It ascends the hill
almost In a straight line, the length of
which is 1,062 yards, and its rise 740 feet.
The seven mountains (Drachenfels, Wol
kenberg, Lobrberg, Oelberg, Nonnen
stromberg, Peteraberg and Lowenberg)
form the termination of the Westerwald
district, and consist of a group of peaks,
cones and long, rounded ridges, some of
which are covered with forests and lux
uriant herbage. They are, of volcanic
character, and consist, the first three of
trachyte, the second three of basalt, and
the last of dolerite. The two castles
Drachenfels (dragon's rock) and Roland
seek are the first to be seen by travelers
making the "Rhine trip" as most do
from Cologne to Mayence instead of vice
versa, and are therefore most frequently
visited. In beauty of legend and scenery
they are not disappointing. From a
stone quarry (Dombruch) near the
Drachenfels was obtained the stone used
in the construction of the Cologne Ca
thedral. From the summit a thousand
feet above the Rhine an extensive view
is had from Remagen to Cologne. On
the left the view of river, village and
valley ia obstructed by the mountains;
on the1 right the scattering mountains
gtve place to the plain and Boon aid
intervening towns, and the winding river
can he distinguished until two dimly
marked lines locate the spires of the
Coldgne Cathedral.
The cutled creg of Drtcbenfels.
Frown" o'er the wide and winding Rhine,
Wlioie breut of water- broadly ewelle
Between the banks which beer tho vine 1
And hills ell rich With bloetom'd tree-,
And fields which promise corn and wine,
And scattered cities crowning these,
Whose far white walls along them iblne,
Have strew'd a eoene which I should see
With donble joy wert Hum with me.
Byron's CMUle UaroVU
It is said that the views from tho oth
ers would richly repay a visit to them,
but they have no railroads, so we wend
our way through' tho fertile valley we
have just seen from tho mountain top,
which loses none of its beauty In closer
inspection by twilight, and arrive at
Bonn. Very truly yours,
J. G. HiitONs.
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What it insures. A. pleasant home le in
sured to all mothers' ta use Dr. Bull's Baby
Syrnpi 28 e.
Take warning For want of Day's Home
Powder many horses, cows, sheep, and hogs
are daily lost.
Yon can save time and trouble, and maybe
life itself, by prompt and Judicious use of Dr.
Bull's Baltimore tills at tbe beginning of a
bilious attack.
"Belle of the season," Drexel's Kell Cologne,
fie
The motley assembly which generally
meets the evening train at the 0.. W. &
B. depot is a disgrace to this city and a
source of great annoyance to people hav
ing legitimate business there at that time.
To strangers arriving on that train the
sobriquet of Model Town, as applied to
this village, would seem tho severest sar
casm. The depot, nt best, is a dark, dis
mal, heathenish hole, and when it is
made the rendezvous of yelling, hooting,
swearing crowds of men and boys, of all
colors and designs, it becomes a matter
for serious cpnsideration. They begin
to accumulate long before the train is
due and as the train is invariably late,
the gang make it pleasant around the
station for about an hour each evening
with their loud talk and boistrous be
havior, interspersed with occasional
rough and tumble fights. For an un
protected lady, it is exceedingly unpleas
ant and almost Impossible to make her
way to or from the train, and she looks
in vain for official assistance. The sur
roundings of the depot need more light.
There should be at least three more
lights along the plank walk to insure
even a moderate decree of comfort.
There should also be an officer of the
town present at train time who could at
least preservo something like order in
the crowd.
Tumors, erysipelas, mercurial diseases, scrof
ula, end general debility enred by "Dr. Lind
say's Blood Searcher." oct
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Happiness depends very much on the condi
tion of the liver and kidneys. The ills of life
make bat little impression on those whose
digestion is good. You can regnlate your liver
and kidneys with Dr. J. H. McLean's Liver
and Kidney Balm. $1.00 per bottle, For sale
by Beybert & Co.
MARRIED.
KELLIS WOODS By the Rev. Philip
Trout, at his residence one mile north of
Lynchburg, Mr. Harvey Kellls and Miss Aman
da Woods, on October 4tb, 1886. Both of
Lynchburg, Ohio.
"100 Doses One Dollar" is true only of
Hood's Sarsaparllla, and it Is an unanswerable
argument ae to strength and economy.
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
ores, uicin, Halt Rheum, Fever Bores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and .all
Sldn Eruptions, and positively cures Piles; or
no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give en
tire latlsfaotisn, or money refunded. Price
23 cents per box.
-..w -vhN...u His WU.IU IVt UUHt4JIIUIII
jtuh haus ax Beybert Co. eeptDyl
Beat Estate Transfers.
A. B. Bpickard to Nathaniel Rouab, Dodson
township, 20 aores, 9800. ,
Nathaniel Boush to A. 8. Bpickard, Dodson
township, 20 aores, $800.
MoAdow Robinson to Morgan Btroup, Hamer
township, 40 acres, 91,000.
Sarah Ann Rowe to Thomas M. Lewis, 66
acres, il,720.
Bandy Charlton, jr., to Preston W. Arm
strong, Greenfield, lot, (725.
David White to Leonard Pensyl, Leesburg,
lot, WOO. "'
Leonard Pensyl to David White, Leesburg,
lot, $800. "'
Preston W. Armstrong to E. H. Miller, Green
field, lot, 1300.
Daniel Donohue to Hannah Donohue, Hills
boro, lot, (500.
Emetine Barr to F. O. Pulse, Salem township,
interest in 60 aores, 200.
Sheriff Brown, county to Peter J, Savage,
Brown and Highland counties, 107M acres,
2902.60.
Maggie A. Achor to Mary J, Fulton, Dodson
township, 8 3-5 aores, (850.
E. H. Miller to George W. Wolfe, Greenfield,
lot, $400.
A. J. Hughey to J. M. Hughey, Madison town
ship, 18 acres 21 poles, C190.
James M. Hughey to John A. Hughey, Madi
son township, one-half of 101 acres 139 poles,
$3,500.
John A. Hughey to James M. Hughey, Madi
son township, MX acres, 91,100.
If you are suffering with weak or inflamed
eyes, or granulated eyelide, yon can be quickly
cured by using Dr. J. H. MoLean's Strengthen
ing eye naive, zo cents a noz. i or sale Dy
Beybert A Co.
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Probate Court.
W. L. Morrow, appointed guardian of Orlisa
Mand Mader.
John Wlnegardner appointed administrator
of the estate of Daniel Donohue. Bond, 9800.
WiU of Teter Barnes filed.
' HABBUOE UCIHSXf.
Harvey Kellls and Amanda Woods.
Edward Taylor and Ona Cox.
Frank O. Wilkinson and Lnella Blafford.
Tho. B. Cunningham and Birdie B. Eakln.
John F.Llnk and Stella Fittro.
E. R. Favor and Flora A. Farrell. '
Wlliam 8. Jonee and Effie Gaakul.
Beaews Her Tenth.
Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay Co.,
Iowa, tells the following remarkable story, the
truth of which ia vouobed for by the reeldenU
of the town t "I am 73 years old, have been
troubled with kidney complaint and lameness
for many years 1 oould not dree myself with,
oat help, Now I am free from, all paia and
eorenees, and am able to do all my own house
work. I owe my thanks to Eleotrio Bitters for
having renewed my youth and reamed oota
pletely aU disease sad paia." Try a bottle,
nlyjfoo, at Beybert CoVstog store.
TRAMP PRINTER
Resurrects Hia Midsummer
Note-Book,
And Describes More of the Many
Tilings of Interest
To be Seen at Washington's Head
quarters, Newbnrgh.
Way back in Midsummer how long
ago it seems now I wrote of a visit to
the ancient building at Newburgh, N.
Y., in which Washington so long had
his headquarters during the struggle of
the American patriots for independence:
I described the old Hasbrouck mansion
and attempted to tell of the many in
teresting relics that have been collected
and placed in the old headquarters
building for safekeeping, but these were
so numerous that I could then mention
but comparatively few. Now with
some leisure time at my disposal I will
dig up my note book and attempt to tell
of many things that lack of space then
prevented me even mentioning.
Of the many martial relics perhaps
none is more interesting than
THE SCARP OP SAVT ANVA,
Which hangs upon a nail upon the west
side of "tho room with soven doors and
one window." If I remember correctly
the sash is of a faded bluish green, with
gold bullion tinseled fringe. The sash
was donated to the headquarters by one
Charles Blakeman, a volunteer in a
Pennsylvania regiment, and one o the
party by which the infamous, villainous,
cowardly Santa Anna was captured at
Tehuacan. The sash was previously al
lowed to fall into the hands of our
troops on the occasion when Santa
Anna hurriedly boarded a mule in his
anxiety to escape the approaching
American army, leaving his sash, wood
en leg, and other personal property be
hind. There is another interesting relic
in a piece of the flag staff from the Mex
ican national palace, which trophy was
secured and presented to the headquar
ters by the late Gen. W. G. Belknap.
The knapsack worn by Blakeman at
Chapultepec, where he lost an arm, and
the coat, hat and "spatter-dashers"
worn by Col. James Duncan in all his
battles in Mexico, may also be seen.
These Duncan relics, together with his
sword, were presented by his sisters,
the Misses Duncan, of Cornwall, N. Y.
History tells us that Col. Duncan, one
of the bravest and most efficient of our
officers during tho war with Mexico,
was at the time of his decease Inspector
General of the TJ. S. Army.
Relic No. 070 is an epaulette, worn by
Lieutenant Robert Burnet in 1782-I5.
Burnet having been the last of the Rev
olutionary officers to succumb to the
summons of tho grim reaper, a few
words regarding his history may not be
out of place. The son of one John Bur
net, he entered service at an early age,
becoming a lieutenant in Capt. Stephens'
artillery company and commanding
Redoubt No. 3 at West Point at the time
of poor Arnold's treason. He was also
at tbe seige of Yorktown, where illness
prevented him from doing active duty,
and continued in the service until the
close of the war. When the last hostile
gun had been fired and the angel of
peace was airing her snowy pinions over
the charred and bereft homes of the
tried, true and victorious colonists, he
accompanied the remnant of the immor
tal army to New York, where he was
present when the British evacuated,
and when Washington, with tremulous
voice said good-bye to his officers, when
they were gathered together to bid him
adieu at the old Fraunce's Tavern. He
died In 1855 "the last surviving officer
of the Revolution."
LAFATKTT'S MUSKETS.
The corps which Marquis Lafayetto
commanded in 1780 was composed of
selected men, who were returned to
their original regiments in October of
that year. Thacher wrote that Lafayette
had "spared no time or expense to ren
der his corps of infantry as fine a body
of troops as could be produced in any
country." He states that every officer
under his command received from him
a present of an elegant sword, and the
soldiers were put in uniforms, mostly at
his own expense. He also obtained in
France muskets of the then best pattern
for his command. Twenty of these
muskets are now among the collection
at the headquarters in a gun case in the
southeast room, alongside of twenty-six
English muskets and a dozen pistols
captured from Hessian troops at Tren
ton. Among the furniture is a chair used
by the first Congress under the Consti
tution, and at City Hall, New York, at
the inauguration of Washington, April
30th, 1789. The wife of the janitor ob
tained it upon the removal of the seat
of government to Washington, and pre
sented it to the collection.
' TOE HISTORY I STUDIED
When I was a boy (my, but that sounds
immense 1) stated, I well remember,
that one reason why the Hessian "hire
lings" were such poor fighters was be
cause their dress and arms were so
heavy. Anyone who doubts the state
ment of Quackenbos or Goodrich
(whichever it was) will have all doubts
removed by Inspecting a Hessian boot
that hangs upon the wall by the fire
place. It waa worn by a Hessian caval
ry officer who was taken prisoner at
Saratoga in 1777. He traveled on foot
witlt other prisoners, wearing this boot
and its mate as far as Middlehope, where
he succumbed to the inevitable and ex
changed them for a lighter pair. This
one boot looks as though it might weigh
six or eight pounds, and the relic-hunters
have clipped off no telling how
much of its top. Tho only wonder is, if
all the Hessians were dressed according
ly, that nny of them ever got away.
THE CLINTON PAPERS.
Among thonumerous "Clinton papers"
may be seen a letter written by General
James Clinton while on an expedition
to chastise the Six Nations of Indians.
The letter bears tho date of August SQth,
1770, and gives an account of an engage
ment with Col. Butter and histories and
Indians. The Six Nations had been in
duced by tho. British Government, with
which they had been in alliance for over
a century, to take up the hatchet against
the Colonists. They became exceeding
ly troublesome, harassing the frontier
settlements, carrying on the mode of
warfare sucli as only savages could, and
at last the Americans determined to put
a stop to their depredations. For this
purpose Gen. Sullivan was sent from
Easton, Pennsylvania, with a force of
men, uniting in the Mohawk Valley
with the force Gen. Clinton had brought
from Albany. The plans of the colonial
soldiers were highly successful, they de
stroying thirty-six Indian towns and
creating in the ranks of the savage al
lies of George III., a wholesome fear of
the Yankee riflemen.
To whirl down the beautiful Mohowk
Valley of the present day and contrast
it with the Mohawk Valley of those
days is but to give ono a still keener ap
preciation of the progress of the world
in the last century.
There are a number of letters written
by Mrs. Mary Clinton, to her husband,
the General, who, by the way, were the
parents of Gov. DeWitt Clinton. In one
of these, addressed to "The Honorable
James Clinton, Brigadier General at
Yorktown, in General Washington's
Camp," and dated September 28th, 1781,
she wrote: "I wish you success and
hope the Lord, the threat General of
Heaven and Earth, will be at tho head
of your army and be your Director and
Counselor, and cover your head in the
day of battle and give you success that
you may all safe return to your homes
and families."
The Clintons occupied so much promi
nence in the earlier History of America
that a few further words regarding the
distinguished family may not be out of
order. Alexander, Charles, James and
George were the sons of Charles Clinton,
the elder, an Irishman, who sought a
home in the New World in 1729, settling
at Little Britain, in Orange, (then Ulster)
county, New York. The first mentioned
son became a physician, and Charles, jr.,
also Btudied medicine, becoming a Sur
geon's Mate and accompanying New
York's quota of forces for the expedi
tion against Havana, in 17C2. James,
who seems to have attained more prom
inence than either of his brothers, was
educated for a civil engineer and sur
geon, and, being a natural-born soldier,
rose to eminence among the General of
ficers of the Revolution.
George studied law and was elected to
represent his county in the Colonial As
sembly, where he was a leader in oppo
sition to the principles of the "Stamp
Act." He was afterwards in the Second
Continental Congress, later Governor of
New York from 1777,to 1792, and again
in 1801. In 1805 he was elected Vice
President of the United States with
Thomas Jefferson, and again with James
Madison In 1808. He died at Washing
ton during his second official term. The
Clinton papers came to the headquarters
from James Clinton Bolton, a descend
ant of the illustrious family.
WASHINGTON IIKKD CUEESE
In all probability, as in a letter written
by him to one, Nathaniel Sackett, dated
Newburg, August 15th, 1782, he is pro
fuse in thanks for the cheese Sackett
was "kind enough to send him." There
is no disrespect meant for the Father of
his Country when I incidentally remark
that the letter failed to tell whether the
article was Schweitzer, Llmburger or the
kind our rural friends eat with crackers
on stocksale day.
boone's letter.
When the above mentioned Sackett,
who seems to have been a sort of pion
eer himself, was traveling in what was
then considered tho West, he was once
the guest of that tutelar saint of the
pioneer and huntsman, Daniel Boone.
His visit had been preceded but a short
time by one from Captain Eben Piatt.
This letter, dated "Limestone, 7th
March, 1776" was given by Boone to
Sackett, who was going in the same
direction as Piatt, to whom he was to
deliver it. Contrary to expectations
Sackett failed to overtake Piatt and the
letter remained undelivered. It was
handed down to his children unopened ;
and it was not until years after his
death that the lines written and sealed
in the wilderness so long before, were
read. Long years the bones of the im
mortal pioneer have rested on the pic
turesque bluff by the romantic Licking,
in the regions he was one of the first to
explore, recking not that his lines never
reached the eyea for which they were
Intended.
And then if your well-meaning but
absent-minded son gets a letter out of
the postofflce and carries it in lis inside
coat pocket until the post-mark wears
off, you get mad about itl
BRAVE KICBAHD MONTGOMERY
Was chosen to lead the expedition
against Canada in 1775, Gen. Schuyler,
from sickness, being unable to command
it. The colonial arms were puccessful at
St. Johns, Chambly, and Montreal, and
Montgomery moved on to Quebec, act
ing In conjunction with Arnold after
ward "tho traitor." Three weeks the
city was besieged, and an attempt to
tako it by storm on tho morning of De
cember aist, resulted in the death of
Montgomery, the wounding of Arnold,
tho repulse of their bravo men, and the
ultimate failure of the expedition.
Among the documents at tho Headquar
ters are the orders issued by the heroio
but unfortunate leader at Montreal,
Nov. 15th, 1775, in which he ontreatod
his troops to not to lay him "under the
necessity of abandoning Canada of ua
doing in one day what had been the
work of months of restoring to an en
raged and hitherto disappointed enemy
the means of carrying on a cruel war
into the very bowels of their country."
If the expedition was not successful the
appeal was, and amid the blinding1
snows of the Canadian December, the
soldiers followed him to his death. With
these orders are others from Gen. Woog
ter to Gen. James Clinton, directing
him to "proceed with all possible expo
dition to the army lately commanded by
our brave deceased General Montgom
ery," and tako command of them till
Colonel Arnold should "recover from
his wounds, or till otherwise ordered."
There are several papers relating to
Burgoyne's expedition, which a modern,
historian has said was "a Sherman'a
march to the sea, withfut Sherman's
success." The story of his defeat and
surrender to Gates, the haughtiest of
American Generals, is familiar to all
who have ever heard of the Revolution.
WASHINGTON TO aOK.
A letter from Washineton to Gava.
regarding his treatment of prisoners,
dated Cambridge, August, 1775, is writ
ten in a tone of the purest patriotism,
and exhibits the supercilious conduct of
Gage in no very flattering terms. It
says: "You affect, sir, to despise all
rank not derived from tho same source
with your own. I can not conceive one
more honorable than that which flow a
from the uncorrupted choice of a brave
and free people, the purest source and
original foundation of all power." And
again : "If your officers, our prisoners,
receive a treatment from me different
from what I wished to show them, they
and you will remember it." Tho copy
is in tho hand-writing of Joseph Read,
at that time Washington's Secretary,
and tho author of the noble sentiment:
"I am not worth purchasing, but such
as I am, the King of Great Britrin is not
rich enough to buy me."
FINIS.
My notes, jotted down while a recent
visitor at the old Headquarters at New
burgh aro not yet all written up, but
they may not be as interesting to you a
they were to me, so I will not write of
them again this week.
The torturing disease nearalgia is instantly
relieved and rapidly cured by Salvation OIL
Iter. Wm. H. Chapman, pastor of M. E.
Church, Georgetown, P. C, wrote us: Hav
IT! IT haul Btl nnnApfnnltir tr taf f)lA eeulliuik
qualities of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, I hesitata
fll .. a.- .4 f .1... . .. w . .-
uw. v mmj9 m mo mm remear i nave ever
used in my family." For croup and whooping
cough it is a sure cure. flo
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A Captain's Fortunate Discovery.
Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, plying be
tween Atlantio City and N. Y., had been
troubled with a cough so that he was unable to
sleep, and was induced to try Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption. It not only gavo
him instant relief, but allayed the extreme!
soreness in his breast. His children were sim
ilarly affected and a single dose had tbe aamo
happy effect. Dr. King's New Discovery ia
now tbe standard remedy in the Coleman
household and on board the schooner. Free
trial bottles of this standard remedy at Beybere
& Co.'s drug store.
e .
From a late issue of the Burlington
(Kan.) Independent, we clip the follow
ing complimentary notice of our former
and well-known citizen, Mr. William
Schwartz :
We can't let the fair pass by without:
making mention of the farm product
display exhibited by our friend, Wm.
Schwartz. Every year so far he has had
something grand to show up and this
year his display was better than ever.
He believes in county fairs and is al
ways ready to help out. This time hn
brought in a wonderful lot of very
choice samples. His display was the
largest on the grounds; In fact mora
room had to be made for his accommo
dation. He had one pumpkin in the lot
that weighed 113 pounds. The judges
mistook it for a squash and so awarded.
Perhaps by next year they will leara
what a pumpkin is. There was a rich.
display of beets, corn, melons, squashes,
potatoes, tomatoes, citrons, etc. There
were three melons, the combined weight
of them being llOjf pounds. In the po
tato line he had the Mammoth Pearl,
White Star, White Elephant, Early
Rose, Early Ohio, White Neshannoic
and Victor Peach Blow. His display
reached over one-half the length of
agricultural hall. He took first premium
on the best display of potatoes, tomatoes
and musk-melons. His little 11-year
old daughter Beatrice had a fine pencil
sketch of a dog on exhibition in art hall
that was almost perfect. It hardly
seems possible that a child bo young;
could do such excellent work.
In gathering wild towers, autumn leaves, or
pionioUg in the wood, we are more or less ei
poeed to danger from poisoning by ivy or
other wild vine and thrub. The poteen ia
under eertaia circuiaetesce readily absorbed
by the blood, and painful (velUnn or erup
tion ere oeosed. BuohaffeotUtJHoode'sSar
anaarlUa readily enree, a It expel all iawarl
Uee from the blood. Even la ease of poison
ing by fart screes, Hood' Barsapanlla feaa
isaisissiii
It efcoald. b
kenteaaMttatrr fa the hoaee fat all Weed dee
order. Hood a gawaaartlla la preaired by O.
a. aeua ua.. ums, ., aaa m iota wt an
drnggiMa. 100doeeel. , ,
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